Campus Governance

SFSU shared governance

Shared governance is the cornerstone for structures and processes through which students, faculty, staff and administrators participate in the development of policies and in decision-making that affect San Francisco State University. The campus President must approve all policies that affect the campus.

The Campus Governance and Policies pages serve as a central location for governance and policies resources, providing links to various campus governance bodies, approved campus policies, external entities with policy-setting authority and campus-level committees.

Organizational chart of the California State University system and a campus. It shows the CSU Board of Trustees at the top, followed by the Chancellor, Campus President, cabinet units, academic and administrative divisions, auxiliary organizations, staff and student councils and multiple cross-campus committees.

The dotted lines in the chart show coordination between the following campus areas:

  1. Academic Senate and Academic Affairs: Work together on governance and implementation of Senate policies that impact Academic Affairs.
  2. SF State Foundation and University Advancement: The President serves on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and the Vice President for University Advancement also serves as the Foundation’s President.
  3. Staff Council, and Administration and Finance: The Associate Vice President for Human Resources serves as the Advisory Administrator for the Staff Council.
  4. University Corporation and Administration and Finance: The Executive Director of the University Corporation also serves as an Associate Vice President in Administration and Finance.
  5. University Corporation and University Enterprises: The Vice President for University Enterprises also serves as the Executive Director of the University Corporation.

Hierarchy of Campus Governance -Text Version

  • CSU Board of Trustees
  • Chancellor of the CSU
  • Campus President
    • Cabinet Units
      • Academic Affairs (coordination with Academic Senate, which also consults with all Cabinet areas)
      • Office of the President
      • University Advancement (coordination with 501c3 Auxiliary San Francisco State Foundation)
      • Administration & Finance (coordination with Staff Council and 501c3 Auxiliary University Corporation)
      • Student Affairs & Enrollment Management (coordination with 501c3 Auxiliary Associated Students, which also meets directly with the Campus President)
      • Cross-cabinet collaboration via cross-campus committees
        • Academic Field Trip and Internship Committee
        • Campus Art Committee
        • Campus Safety Committee
        • Campus Space Committee
        • Climate Justice Leadership Commitee
        • Cost Recovery Oversight Committee
        • Enrollment Operations Committee
        • Lab Safety Committee
        • Public Safety Advisory Committee
        • Strategic Enrollment Advisory Committee
        • Student Fee Advisory Committee
        • Student Health Advisory Committee
        • Technology Governance Committee
        • Time, Place, and Manner Committee
        • Transportation Demand Management Committee
        • University Budget Committee

For more information on Committee, please visit the Committees on Campus page.